Teaching Writing
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………….
CHAPTER I: STRATEGIES OF TEACHING WRITING SKILLS…………………… 1. COPYING………………………………………………………………………… 2. DICTATION………………………………………………………………………… 3. WRITING SENTENCES ON A GIVEN PATTERN……………………………… 4. WRITING ANSWERS TO GIVEN QUESTIONS…………………………………… 5. TEACHING COMPOSITIONS …………………………………………………
CHAPTER II: DIFFICULTIES PUPILS COME ACROSS WHILE ACQUIRING WRITING 2.1. CORRECTION OF MISTAKES……………………………………………… 2.2. ANALYSIS OF THE VI AND VII FORM TEXT-BOOKS………………
CONCLUSION…………………………………………………………………………
BIBLIOGRAPHY…………………………………………………………………………
INTRODUCTION
The practical value of writing is great because it can fix patterns of all kinds, such as graphemes, words, phrases and sentences in pupil’s memory, thus producing a powerful effect. Writing as a skill is very important in teaching and learning a foreign language; it helps pupils to assimilate letters and sounds of the English language, its vocabulary and grammar, and to develop habits and skills in pronunciation, speaking and reading in their mind. That is why it is often said that writing is a means of teaching a foreign language. Writing includes penmanship, spelling and composition. The latter is the aim of learning to write. Since writing is a complicated skill it should be developed through the formation of habits such as: the habit of writing letters of the English alphabet; the habit of converting speech sounds into their symbols-letters and letter combinations; the habit of correct spelling of words, phrases and sentences and the habit of writing various exercises which lead pupils to expressing their thoughts in connection with the task set. In forming writing habits the following factors are of great importance: ✓ Auditory perception of a sound, a word, a phrase or a sentence, i.e. proper hearing of a sound, a word, a
INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………….
CHAPTER I: STRATEGIES OF TEACHING WRITING SKILLS…………………… 1. COPYING………………………………………………………………………… 2. DICTATION………………………………………………………………………… 3. WRITING SENTENCES ON A GIVEN PATTERN……………………………… 4. WRITING ANSWERS TO GIVEN QUESTIONS…………………………………… 5. TEACHING COMPOSITIONS …………………………………………………
CHAPTER II: DIFFICULTIES PUPILS COME ACROSS WHILE ACQUIRING WRITING 2.1. CORRECTION OF MISTAKES……………………………………………… 2.2. ANALYSIS OF THE VI AND VII FORM TEXT-BOOKS………………
CONCLUSION…………………………………………………………………………
BIBLIOGRAPHY…………………………………………………………………………
INTRODUCTION
The practical value of writing is great because it can fix patterns of all kinds, such as graphemes, words, phrases and sentences in pupil’s memory, thus producing a powerful effect. Writing as a skill is very important in teaching and learning a foreign language; it helps pupils to assimilate letters and sounds of the English language, its vocabulary and grammar, and to develop habits and skills in pronunciation, speaking and reading in their mind. That is why it is often said that writing is a means of teaching a foreign language. Writing includes penmanship, spelling and composition. The latter is the aim of learning to write. Since writing is a complicated skill it should be developed through the formation of habits such as: the habit of writing letters of the English alphabet; the habit of converting speech sounds into their symbols-letters and letter combinations; the habit of correct spelling of words, phrases and sentences and the habit of writing various exercises which lead pupils to expressing their thoughts in connection with the task set. In forming writing habits the following factors are of great importance: ✓ Auditory perception of a sound, a word, a phrase or a sentence, i.e. proper hearing of a sound, a word, a
Bibliography: “It is a means of fixing what is already known, not a puzzle in which the teacher tries to defeat the pupil” (French, 1961:80).